This document discusses the secular music of the lowlands of Luzon that shows Spanish influence. It describes various instruments that make up the rondalla ensemble, including the bandurria, laud, octavina, guitar, and double bass. It explains that Catholic and Spanish colonization led to the development of this style of music. The next section will cover Philippine music during the American and Japanese periods.

1. MUSIC OF LOWLANDS
OF LUZON 2: SECULAR
MUSIC WITH SPANISH
INFLUENCE

2. SOCIAL FUNCTION

3. FIESTA AND TOWN CELEBRATION

4. FARM FESTIVAL

5. COURTSHIP DANCE

6. THE MUSIC

7. HARANA

8. KUMINTANG

9. PANDANGGO

10. RONDALLA

12. BANDURRIA
 Pear-shaped body with
a round sound hole,
the bandurria is the
mainstay of the group.
This instrument usually
carries the main
melody and plays
melodies and
counterparts.

13. LAUD
 Shaped similar to the
bandurria but bigger,
the laud has a longer
neck and two f-sound
holes. It usually plays
the lower notes in
accompaniments,
counterparts, and in
unison with the bass.

14. OCTAVINA
 Formed like a guitar
with shorter neck and
with round sound hole,
the octavina, like the
laud, plays the lower
notes in
accompaniments, in
counterparts, and in
unison with the bass.

15. GUITAR
 Six-stringed with long,
fretted neck which can be
plucked with the fingers or
with a plectrum, larger
body than the octavina
with round sound hole, the
guitar (guitarra) plays the
accompaniments, plays
melodies and
counterparts, and provides
the permanent rhythm for
the group using chordal
and arpeggio
accompaniments

16. DOUBLE BASS
 The double bass, also
called bass VIOL or
contrabass, is four-
stringed, the largest
instrument of the
rondalla, shaped like
the violin with
two f sound holes,
provides the
fundamental tone, and
reinforces the rhythm.

17. TECHNIQUES

18. CATHOLIC AND SPANISH COLONISATION

19. MUSIC OF THE
LOWLANDS OF LUZON
3: PHILIPPINE MUSIC
DURING THE
AMERICAN AND
JAPANESE PERIOD

20. HISTORICAL
CONTEXT

21. AMERICAN PERIOD
Music is one way of the
Americans to teach us liberty.
Most music are patriotic in
nature
Both vocal and instrumental
music is important

22. JAPANESE PERIOD
 The Japanese tried to replace the music the
Americans taught us by playing their own
Japanese music in the radio.
 Western Music was banned and Oriental and
Natives themed music was allowed.
 They encouraged creation and performance
of music.
 Opera was one of the most popular music at
that time.

23. SOCIAL
FUNCTIONS

24. Recreation
Social Comentary
Patriotism

25. THE MUSIC

26. ZARZUELA

27. BALSE

28. SYMPHONIC BAND

29. MUSIKONG BUMBONG